“ And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God? ”
- The Burial of Jacob 10. אטד 'āṭâd Atad, “the buck-thorn.” 11. מצרים אבל 'ābêl - mı̂tsrayı̂m , Abel-Mitsraim, “mourning of Mizraim,” or meadow of Mizraim. This chapter records...
And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for [am] I in the place of (s) God? (s) Who by the good success seems to remit it, and therefore it should not be revenged by me.
19. Am I in the place of God? Some think that, in these words, he was rejecting the honor paid him: as if he would say, that it was unjustly offered to him, because it was due to God alone....
And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God? Am I in the place of God? - These words may be understood either as a question, or an affirmative proposition. How should I take a...
For am I in the place of God?— See ch. Genesis 30:2 . where this same phrase occurs; the meaning of which seems to be the same in both places; as if Joseph had said, "Shall I presume to oppose mys...
And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him. When Joseph's brethre...
The Burial of Jacob, and Death of Joseph 2. For the importance attached by the Egyptians to the preservation of the corpse see on Genesis 40:19 . The process, which was so thorough that mummies o...
Am I in the place of God? — That is, am I to act as judge, and punish? Judges are sometimes in Hebrew even called God (as in Exodus 21:6 ; Exodus 22:8-9 ; 1 Samuel 2:25 ), as exercising His au...
Joseph Loves until His Death Genesis 50:15-26 The fear of Joseph's brethren illustrates the insecurity of a position which is conceded only at the bidding of the tender caprice of love, apart f...
Here we have a strange and wonderful sight. Jacob was buried with Egyptian pomp, yet in the land of promise. Thus, at last, after a career checkered from the beginning, Jacob entered into his rest. T...
Genesis 45:5 . - Nothing can be more satisfactory in proof of a work of grace in the heart, than when believers pass by second causes to keep in view the LORD'S hand in all appointments.
And Joseph said unto them, fear not ,.... That any hurt would be done by him to them, or that he would use them ill for their treatment of him: for am I in the place of God ? to receive such homag...
And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for [am] I in the place of God? Ver. 19. Am I in the place of God? ] q.d., Can I hurt you when God intends good to you? Is it for me to cross his decree?
Am I in the place of God? Dare I usurp the prerogative of God, to whom it belongs to take vengeance? Or, can I do what I please with you, without God's leave? Fear him rather than me, and upon your...
JACOB'S BURIAL (vs.1-14) The sorrow of Joseph over his father's death is seen in verse 1. It is an interesting study to consider the times in which Joseph is recorded as weeping. In contrast to b...
Joseph Comforts His Brethren. B. C. 1689. 15 And when Joseph's brethren saw that their f...
It is God's prerogative to take vengeance, which I dare not usurp. See Deuteronomy 32:35 . Or, can I do what I please with you without God's leave? Therefore fear him rather than me, and upon your...
‘And Joseph said to them, “Don't be afraid. For am I in the place of God? And as for me, you intended evil against me, but God meant it for good, to cause to happen as it is this day, to save large n...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 50:15 . Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.] The literal rendering is— If Joseph should now punish us , a...
Genesis 50:2 . The physicians embalmed Israel. The Egyptians in early times built pyramids to contain their dead, and they preserved them from putrefaction by balsomic paste. This was performed by...
Forgive The message of his brethren to Joseph: The death of great characters being often followed by great changes; conscious guilt being always alive to fear; and the chasm which succeeds a fu...
EXPOSITION Genesis 50:15 And when (literally and ) Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they (literally, and they) said, Joseph will peradventure hate us,— literally,...
Joseph Reassures his Brothers
fear not. Genesis 45:5 Matthew 14:27 Luke 24:37 Luke 24:38 for am I. Genesis 30:2 Deuteronomy 32:35 2 Kings 5:7 Job 34:19-29 Romans 12:19 Hebrews 10:30
Am I in the place of God? — He in his great humility thought they shewed him too much respect, and faith to them in effect, as Peter to Cornelius, Stand up, I myself also am a man. Make your peace...